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Taco night was always one of my favourites when I was growing up and the key to good tacos is a tasty taco seasoning. Back then taco night was always from a box or a package and although I remember those meals fondly when I take a look at the ingredients and see things that I do not recognize and can't really pronounce I just have to make my own. Homemade taco seasoning is actually really easy to make and you can control the amount of each ingredient so if you like things spicy you can increase the chili pepper powder and it you want to reduce the sodium you can easily cut back on the salt etc. This homemade taco seasoning consists of chili powder (ground chilies), cumin, paprika, oregano, garlic powder, onion powder, salt, pepper and cayenne. This recipe makes enough for one taco night dinner with one pound of ground meat but feel free to make a much larger batch so that you have some on hand and you don't have to make it every taco night. Once you try this homemade taco seasoning you will never go back to the store bought packaged stuff!

Taco Seasoning

Prep Time:
5 minutesTotal Time:
5 minutesServings: 1(3 tablespoons)

Homemade taco seasoning that is perfect for taco night with ground meat or to season chicken or to season chili, etc.

Thank you for posting this! I have been wanting to make homemade taco seasoning for such a long time, but never came across any recipes that inspired me. This one (and your resulting tacos) definitely did! Can't wait to try it!

I'm glad to see other people abandoning the packets, which generally have way too much sodium to be healthful.This is the same recipe from Allrecipes that I've been using for a while because it let's me reduce the salt content of our taco meals (my husband has high blood pressure). Besides using your own peppers to make the powder (which is good for controlling the heat when serving kids), you can also saute the meat with fresh garlic and onions instead of using the powdered garlic and onion in your mix. I also sometimes add a teaspoon or two of sugar depending on the bitterness from whatever pepper I'm using and also add between a couple teaspoons to a tablespoon of cornstarch to the dry mix, and about a third of a cup of water during cooking to the mixture. That makes it a little saucier (my kids seem to like it this way).By the way, I can't say it enough -- I always enjoy reading your blog.

Mmmmn, I love tacos and I hate buying the seasoning so I will give a homemade seasoning a try once again. I tried another one before and well it just wasn't very good. But this one sounds good just looking at the ingredients.

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I came to realize that my meals were boring and that I had been eating the same few dishes over and over again for years. It was time for a change! I now spend my free time searching for, creating and trying tasty new recipes in my closet sized kitchen.